UPDATE 1-Bristol wins EU green light for immune system cancer drug

April 24, 2015 11:58 AM

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LONDON, April 24 (Reuters) - European regulators have recommended approval of Bristol-Myers Squibb's Opdivo, paving the way for it to become the first of a closely watched group of immune system-boosting cancer medicines to go on sale in Europe.

The drug, also known as nivolumab, was given a green light on Friday by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) for the treatment of melanoma. It is already approved in the United States for melanoma and lung cancer.